Dilworth Park Prepares for New Wintergarden

PHILADELPHIA (October 19, 2016) — This week Dilworth Park begins its transformation into the Dilworth Park Wintergarden, featuring an entirely new large-scale winter attraction, America’s Garden Capital Maze, on the Albert M. Greenfield Lawn, as the Center City District (CCD) partners with Greater Philadelphia Gardens to celebrate the region’s horticultural heritage, made possible by a generous $300,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation to the CENTER CITY DISTRICT FOUNDATION (CCDF).

America’s Garden Capital Maze, designed by Groundswell Design Group, for both children and adults, opens on Friday, November 11, the same day that the Rothman Institute Ice Rink and Rothman Institute Cabin open. It will feature willow-branch archways, evergreens, trees, perennials, shrubs, and topiary sculptures from 32 area gardens as part of a Maze with colorful winter plantings adorned with twinkling mini-lights. Anchoring the center of the Maze will be a welcoming gazebo. The Wintergarden and Maze is a way to celebrate in William Penn’s original Center Square the 32 regional gardens and arboreta that make this region America’s Garden Capital.

Wintergarden at Dilworth Park is presented by Rothman Institute, William Penn Foundation and through generous support from Subaru, Capital One, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Temple University and 6abc.

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The Center City District (CCD), Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) and Center City District Foundation (CCDF) work together to enhance the vitality and competitiveness of Philadelphia's downtown. In 1991 the business leadership organization CPDC created the CCD business improvement district to deliver daily services with the goal of making Center City clean and safe. This helped transform Center City into a vibrant 24-hour downtown, attractive to businesses, residents, students, shoppers and tourists. In addition, the CCD is responsible for the management of Dilworth, Sister Cities, John F. Collins and Cret Parks, four extraordinary public spaces in the heart of Center City. CCDF, the charitable affiliate of the CCD, was launched in 2016 to support the next generation of public space improvements in Center City Philadelphia.